Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Tonga region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Tonga region on Tue, Nov 1, 2022, 1:36 AM GMT-11 (12:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 211 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-11-01 12:36:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.267° S, 172.415° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
49

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5160 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 5.1211 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.6Tonga region · 1423 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.4164 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.8166 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.7193 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.4183 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.3Tonga region · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.3155 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.4180 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.7Tonga region · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.8166 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 4.9Tonga region · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.3180 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1421 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 4.5156 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1421 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 4.6198 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1411 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 4.6Tonga region · 1410 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 4.3154 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1406 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.7Tonga region · 1403 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 4.5Tonga region · 1400 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.2150 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1442 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 5.0137 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1444 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 5.2137 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1450 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000imiz. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:45 AM UTC.